Kedar Prasad v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.41126 of 2017 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -158 Year- 2017 Thana -MUFFASIL DistrictWESTCHAMPARAN(BETTIAH) ======================================================

1. Kedar Prasad Son of Kaila Mahto, R/o Mohalla- Pesara Hazaribagh, P.S.- Hazaribagh, District- Hazaribagh (Jharkhand). .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Sanjeev Kumar For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Sri Ganesh Prasad Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. ANJANA MISHRA ORAL ORDER 20-09-2017 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

The petitioner is in custody since 03.05.2017 in connection with a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 420/467/468/471/414//34 of the Indian Penal Code. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that he is merely a driver of the vehicle which had reported at the transport office for loading of goods for Jharkhand. He has nothing to do with the genuineness of any paper and the same was only supplied to him by the owner of the truck. Thus, the petitioner is being falsely prosecuted.

After considering all the facts and circumstances of the case and that the petitioner has a fair antecedent, let the

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.41126 of 2017 (2) dt.20-09-2017 2/2 petitioner above named, be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bettiah, West Champran, in connection with Bettiah Mufassil P.S. Case No. 158/2017.

(Anjana Mishra, J) Saif/- U T